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Fill in this form if you have put off (deferred) your jury service in the last year.
Email the completed form to the email address on the form.
3. Fill in the paper form
Fill in the paper form you received with your jury summons, put it in the prepaid envelope you were sent with your jury summons letter and post it back.
If it has a DX address, you can put it in a DX box or a NZ Post box.
Or you can scan and email your form. The email address will be on the form, or you can get the email address from our list of email addresses from all courts.
an invoice or GST receipt from a professional childcare service
a note for personal childcare that states who took care of your children and how much you paid them, if a family or whānau member, friend or neighbour looked after them.
Court staff will collect your claim form at the end of each week. If your jury trial takes longer than one week, you’ll need to fill out a separate claim form for each week of your jury service.
If you’re not selected to sit on a jury, you’ll still get paid for your time. Give your completed claim form and proof of expenses to court staff.